System and method for controlling a wireless device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorJames W. McCoy
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Abstract
A method is provided for controlling operation of a wireless device, including: receiving an initial incoming signal from a remote device in a first operational mode, the initial incoming signal including information related to an initial remaining battery power in the remote device; determining that a second operational mode will be a first possible mode if the initial remaining battery power in the remote device is within a first power range; determining that the second operational mode will be a second possible mode if the initial remaining battery power in the remote device is within a second power range; and transmitting instructions to the remote device in the first operational mode to transmit and receive in the second operational mode.
Claims18
A method for controlling operation of a wireless device, including:
- receiving an initial incoming signal from a remote device in a first operational mode, the initial incoming signal includes a request for assignment of a requested mode and information related to an initial remaining batter power in the remote device;
- determining whether the requested mode is an appropriate mode by considering the initial remaining batter power in the remote device;
- setting a second operational mode to be the requested mode when the requested mode is appropriate;
- setting the second operational mode to be an alternate mode when the requested mode is not appropriate;
- and
- transmitting instructions to the remote device in the first operational mode to transmit and receive in the second operational mode;
- wherein at least one of the requested mode and the alternate mode comprises a duplexing mode.
A wireless apparatus, comprising:
- a wireless interface;
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more instructions, where the one or more instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless apparatus to:
- receive an initial incoming signal from a remote device in a first operational mode, where the initial incoming signal includes a request for assignment of a requested mode and information related to an initial remaining batter power in the remote device;
- determine whether the requested mode is an appropriate mode based at least in part on the initial remaining batter power in the remote device;
- when it is determined that the requested mode is appropriate, set a second operational mode to be the requested mode;
- when it is determined that the requested mode is not appropriate, set the second operational mode to be an alternate mode;
- and
- transmit instructions to the remote device in the first operational mode to transmit and receive in the second operational mode;
- where at least one of the requested mode and the alternate mode comprises a duplexing mode.
A mobile device, comprising:
- a wireless interface;
- a battery;
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more instructions, where the one or more instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile device to:
- determine an initial remaining battery power;
- transmit an initial signal in a first operational mode to a base station, where the initial signal includes a request for a requested duplexing mode and information indicative of the initial remaining battery power;
- and
- receive instructions in the first operational mode to transmit and receive in a second operational mode;
- where the second operational mode comprises at least one of the requested duplexing mode and an alternate duplexing mode,
- where the requested duplexing mode and the alternate duplexing mode comprise at least a full duplexing mode or a half duplexing mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.